A cordon sealed off both ends of the street while negotiators entered into talks with the 39-year-old male occupant - a serving officer with the Cheshire constabulary.

But just after 4.15pm today, police removed the blue tape after a man came out of the address and swiftly got into a red car, which was driven away by a relative.

No one has been arrested in spite of all the drama, which left residents shocked as they returned home from work.

A North Wales Police spokesman said: “At approximately 9.30am this morning, North Wales Police and other emergency services responded to reports of a disturbance inside a house in Trevor Road Prestatyn.

“A 39-year-old local man, understood to be the occupier was refusing to leave. No one else is believed to be in the premises.

“Local police officers ‘contained’ the address with the intention of protecting the public then safely detaining the man.

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“Specialist negotiators made contact with the man in order to resolve the matter peacefully and return the area to normality.

“At about 3.30pm this afternoon police successfully concluded the operation and the man has accompanied a family member to an undisclosed location.

“No one was injured during the course of this incident.”

At 4.15pm, police left the scene.

Supt Pete Newton, who was in charge of the police response said “Supported by our partners in the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Welsh Ambulance Service highly trained resources were quickly deployed to the scene and our objective of protecting the public, our staff and the house occupant has been achieved.

"I’m grateful to local residents for their understanding and cooperation and I’m happy to say the area has returned to normality.”